MEDILINK NEWS SPRING 2017 WEST MIDLANDS FOLLOW US: @MEDILINKWM @MEDILINKUK CELEBRATION OF INNOVATION AWARDS 2017 The West Midlands Academic Health Science Network(WMAHSN) is inviting staff from NHS organisations, academic institutions and the healthcare and life sciences industry from across the region, as well as members of the public, patients and carers, to join them at the Celebration of Innovation Event and Awards 2017, their annual stakeholder event. Find out more inside... CORPORATE SPONSOR: MEDILINK UK'S INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY GREEN PAPER RESPONSE IN THIS ISSUE: MPD TRAINING EVENTS: JOIN OUR UPCOMING WORKSHOPS IN MAY NEWS FROM OUR MEDIA PARTNERS: 3D PRINTING LIVE; HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE PLANNING SUMMIT; CONNECTED HEALTHCARE CAMPAIGN MEMBER'S NEWS: GET THE LATEST FROM COMTEC TRANSLATIONS, INGRAM HAWKINS & NOCK, EVOLYST, AND MASTERCONTROL MEDTECH INNOVATION EXPO & MEDILINK UK AWARDS 2017 Only one week to go! Register now for the UK and Ireland's leading showcase for medical technology and innovation - The only event serving the whole of the £27bn UK and Irish medical technology sector. Still time to get your tickets for the 2017 Medilink UK Awards - celebrate in style with finalists, winners and industry peers Find out more inside ...
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MEDILINKNEWS
SPRING2017
WEST MIDLANDS
FOLLOW US: @MEDILINKWM @MEDILINKUK
CELEBRATION OF INNOVATION AWARDS 2017The West Midlands Academic Health Science Network(WMAHSN) is inviting staff from NHS organisations, academic institutions and the healthcare and life sciences industry from across the region, as well as members of the public, patients and carers, to join them at the Celebration of Innovation Event and Awards 2017, their annual stakeholder event. Find out more inside...
CORPORATE SPONSOR:
MEDILINK UK'S INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY
GREEN PAPER RESPONSE
IN THIS ISSUE:
MPD TRAINING EVENTS: JOIN OUR UPCOMING WORKSHOPS IN MAY
NEWS FROM OUR MEDIA PARTNERS: 3D PRINTING LIVE; HEALTHCARE WORKFORCEPLANNING SUMMIT; CONNECTED HEALTHCARE CAMPAIGN
MEMBER'S NEWS: GET THE LATEST FROM COMTEC TRANSLATIONS, INGRAM HAWKINS & NOCK, EVOLYST, AND MASTERCONTROL
MEDTECH INNOVATION EXPO & MEDILINK UK AWARDS 2017Only one week to go! Register now for the UK and Ireland's leading showcase for medical technology and innovation - The only event serving the whole of the £27bn UK and Irish medical technology sector.
Still time to get your tickets for the 2017 Medilink UK Awards - celebrate in style with finalists, winners and industry peers Find out more inside ...
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JOIN OUR WORKSHOP to gain a better understanding of the new regulationsand their impacts
IMPACT AND ASSESSMENT OF EUROPEAN MEDICAL DEvICE REGULATIONS
24 May 2017 (09:30 - 16:30)
The Medical Devices Regulations are due for significant update with areas such as Post Market Surveillance and Economic Operators being major areas of change. The final form of the regulations is now set and due to be voted into European Law.
The new regulations need to be considered now at all organisational levels as they will be impacting on decisions made today.
This course is designed to review critical elements of the new regulations. This training course will be an interactive in-depth 1 day session.
Medilink UK strongly advocates that businesses should have a central role in the industrial strategy and any associated processes for innovation, given they invest heavily in research and development, have important applicable skill sets, and have unique specialist market knowledge.
Medilink UK believes that the core principles in its formal response to the Accelerated Access Review (AAR) are equally applicable within this response to the Industrial Strategy Green Paper. The main areas from the ten pillars within the Green Paper considered key for the continued success of the Life Sciences Sector are:
• Business growth and innovation commercialisation;• Skills;• Internationalisation;• Cultivating Digital Health as a world leading sector;• Supporting the best structures to bring sectors together.
Business growth and innovation commercialisationThe Life Sciences sector in the UK is extremely diverse, with SMEs making up 78%1 of the Industry across many different market segments; from orthopaedics, diagnostics, and assistive technologies in the Med Tech sector, and small molecule drugs through to cell therapies in the Biopharmaceutical sector. Furthermore, each of these market segments has different underpinning science and technology, as well asdifferent routes to market, regulation
our members / Industry, we are pleased to announce Medilink UK's formal response to the Government’s Industrial Strategy, a plan to shape the future via a strategy fit for the modern economy and post-Brexit Britain.
Following the comments and views that we gathered from
• Create a more holistic systems infrastructure framework to fast track innovation, whilst recognising and respecting the goals and aspirations of key stakeholders;• Provide an evaluation and adoption system that can accommodate the wide scope of Medical Technologies, whilst avoiding having to re-prove product efficacy & safety in every Trust;• Expand NICE’s medical technology evaluation to include a process for accelerating the adoption of recommendations and ensuring it is more integrated into the broader innovation landscape;• Ensure appropriate infrastructure
is in place to support the Life Sciences eco-system to avoidwasteful competition for resources - existing organisationsshould be fully utilised and aninclusive part of initiatives to stimulate and convert innovationsinto practice;
• Ensure wealth creation remainsa core remit of the AHSN’s andthe Innovation Exchangesreferred to in the AAR are collaborative entities, managedlocally with industry led associations;
• Incentivise contracts with SMEsby introducing mandatory quotawhere public funding is beingcommitted – to resolve theongoing conflict between reducing the number of suppliersinto the NHS, which favours large corporates, and the need tosupport SMEs and drive economic growth;
• Ensure NHS adoption and procurement are closely linkedthrough shared risk and acommitment to purchase at theend of any adoption process -AHSN’s should be refocused onthe wealth agenda and targetedwith instigating procurementsuccesses and given the teeth toachieve this.
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and reimbursement. Consequently, the achievement of business growth will depend on many factors that cut across at least three of the pillars in the green paper (Pillars 1: Investing in science, research and innovation, 4: Supporting businesses to start and grow, and 9: Driving growth across the whole country).
Too often in the past valuable resources have been wasted re-creating activity rather thanstrengthening those institutions with the experience and capabilities, which in turn has created a cluttered innovation infrastructure. Furthermore, it is critical to ensure that initiatives encompassing innovation within the NHS are not separate from those involving industry; they are unequivocally part of the same eco-system and reap greater and faster reward collaboratively than they do separately.
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What Government can do to help accelerate company growth:
Welcome to 3D Printing Live!Manufacturing organisations are beginning to understand that 3D Printing / Additive Manufacturing has the potential to truly disrupt the way they design and manufacture products - from new product development to mass production to supplying spare parts in real time - the opportunities are there to be taken!
Prototypes can be modelled, printed, tested, adapted and re-printed in a fraction of the time - increasing the speed of your internal innovation process. The ability to print products where and when they are needed also has the potential to dramatically decrease inventory and shipping costs - revolutionising the way that you operate.
3D Printing Live closes with an innovative and inspiring "Outside of the Box" presentation. Faraday Motion showcase how 3D Printing can be used to create new business models, break down boundaries and increaseengagement between you and your customer.
The world of making things is changing, now is the time to jump on board at 3D Printing Live!
To book today or for more information - click here. View the speakers and agenda at 3dprinting-live.com.
Why join 3D Printing Live?25+ invaluable sessions - get the facts straight from local and international business leaders, your opportunity to benchmark and most importantly to be inspired about the possibilities that Additive Manufacturing can have on your organisation.
By joining 3D Printing Live you are putting your organisation at the forefront of thinking on Additive Manufacturing. Listen, learn, engage and understand how your organisation can utilise the technology to stay ahead of your competition.
The world of making things is changing, now is the time to jump on board at 3D Printing Live!
Join us at 3D Printing Live and we can start ''Printing The Future''
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What is 3D Printing Live?We go way beyond the hype and deep dive into reality, showcasing how Additive Manufacturing can be utilised by organisations in every stage of the product lifecycle.
From design revolution to serial production to supply chain and aftermarket solutions, the possibilities for Additive Manufacturing are wide ranging and complex, but now is the time to embrace the opportunities and see what new business models can be created for your business.
Join us at 3D Printing Live and we can start ''Printing The Future''
30th May 2017 | Denmark
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relationships with a wide range of manufacturers in the medical sector and have built up an experienced team of specialist medical translators to support them on global projects in more than 200 languages.
It’s an area that my team and I are seeing a lot of interest in and growth, and therefore Med-Tech Innovation Expo was a logical fit for us. We plan to further develop our medical translation services this year, so where better place to do this?
We are also members of Medilink and they provided the catalyst for getting us involved: we will be sharing Stand 50 with them and other members.
For me, MTI Expo, is a great opportunity to get a finger on the pulse of the med-tech sector – sorry for the medical pun! I’m interested in finding out more about the challengesmanufacturers face when exporting and growing their businesses overseas, and these insights will help us ensure our services are closely aligned with the sector.
Translations are often viewed as ‘another thing to do’ on the endless ‘to do’ list for a company launching a product into an international market; but success, or failure, could rest on the quality of their translations. There are key quality, compliance and patient safety considerations, but also user experience factors to bear in mind. Our clients report increased acceptance of products when user information and marketing material is translated into native languages.
Given the stringent regulations around medical product information, when choosing a translation partner it is essential to find a specialist provider. My advice would be to expect at the minimum specialist medical translators; access to local in-market experts to capture specialist knowledge; quality standard procedures in place; and the use of Translation Memory to ensure accuracy and consistency.
I think it’s an exciting time to be expanding into international markets, especially For the UK and Irish med-tech sectors. Although Brexit will have an impact - no doubt many at MTI Expo will have opinions on this - there are great opportunities to be had.
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MIDLANDS - ARE ExHIbITINg AT MED-TECH INNOVATION ExPO FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS yEAR. HERE, COMTEC’S
DIRECTOR, SOPHIE HOWE, SHARES WHAT ATTRACTED HER TO THIS EVENT, WHAT SHE HOPES TO LEARN FROM IT, AND WHERE TRANSLATIONS FIT INTO THE MED-TECH
LANDSCAPE.
Director,Sophie Howe
26 - 27 April 2017Med-Tech Innovation Expo
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Translations fit across the entire product development lifecycle, from international
R&D projects, through market research, clinical
trials, to compiling product literature, supporting
training materials, software, and labelling.
Therefore, translations are an important component of any international expansion strategy, and really should
be on the agenda early in the planning stage.
At Comtec we do work to very tight deadlines
at times, but ideally any manufacturer that
is planning to launch overseas should start having conversations
with translation service providers sooner rather
than later. MTI Expo is certainly a good opportunity
to talk to us about this, and get a timeline for your
translation projects.
18-19 May 2017 | Scandic Berlin Potsdamer Platz | Berlin, Germany
ageing population and an ageing health workforce; and an increased demand for health services with higher numbers of people requiring complex and long-term care. With that in mind, this Healthcare Workforce Planning Summit has been specifically designed to address these challenges. In addition to the individual presentations, the Summit will also provide an active networking platform for the participants to gather together and
discuss about the future projections and the risks and potential behind new ideas.
The purpose of the event is to create a perfect atmosphere conducive to developing strategies for future success and achieving real results. The Summit will feature 14 expert speakers from major influencers within the healthcare industry, workforce planning innovators and many others.
To see the full list of speakers and to book your place please click here.
HEALTHCARE WORKFORCEPLANNING SUMMIT
14 ExPERT SPEAKERS from major influencers within the healthcare industry, workforce planning innovators and many others.
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THE HEALTH SYSTEM is facing significant challenges, including an
Dentistry Research ShowcaseScience in the Commercial WorldDate: Thursday 11th May 2017Time: 9am – 2pmvenue: School of Dentistry, University of Birmingham
In April 2016, the doors of the new, purpose built, integrated Birmingham Dental Hospital and School of Dentistry opened, the first to be built in the UK for almost 40 years. This innovative building has been designed to offer world-class research facilities and a modern learning environment for over 600 students and trainees.
Attendance is FREE but you must register to attend - click here.
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To discuss your insurance risk please contact Harrison Law on 01384 375555 or email [email protected]
Expert insurance advice for Healthcare and Life Science IHN has been a member of Medilink WM for a number of years, providing expert insurance advice for the Healthcare and Life Science sector. Not only can we provide tailored insurance solutions but we also assist with risk management, looking at issues pertinent to the sector:
• Research & Development • Regulatory Requirements and Licensing• Intellectual Property and Patents • Data Protection and Cyber Risk
We have the expertise and specialist knowledge of your sector.
You are invited to join researchers from the University of Birmingham to find out more about the cutting edge research taking place; hear about the industry collaborations driving innovation in the sector, tour the research facilities; network with leading individuals in the sector. Professor Herb Sewell will deliver the key note speech: 'Dental Research Reaches Beyond the Mouth', alongside an overview of the unique Life Science capabilities in Birmingham and snapshots of the University's research in Dentistry and related areas.
DENTISTRYRESEARCH SHOWCASE
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jOIN RESEARCHERS FROM THE UNIVERSITy OF bIRMINgHAM ON THE 11TH May 2017
You are cordially invited to attend the Medilink UK Healthcare Business Awards and Gala Dinner on the evening of 26th April in the Premier Lounge,
Ricoh Arena, Coventry.
Celebrate in style with finalists, winners and industry peers while enjoying a delightful three-course meal, drinks and entertainment from the fantastic
Justin Moorhouse.
Individual tickets are priced at £99 + VAT and tables of ten can be purchased for just £900 + VAT. Don’t delay, tickets are selling fast!
buy tickets
MEdilink Uk HEaltHCarE BUSinESS aWardS AND GALA DINNER
7pm – The Premier Lounge, Ricoh Arena, Coventry 26th April
in association with
The Medilink UK Healthcare business Awards gala is held in association with Med-Tech Innovation. join us at Med-Tech Innovation Expo 26 - 27 april 2017 in Ericsson Hall 1, Ricoh arena, Coventry.Register free at www.med-techexpo.com
but there are still some challenges which need to be faced, says yinka Makinde, Programme Director at DigitalHealth.London.
“It’s no surprise that the demand for healthcare is outstripping our ability to supply services, forcing us to look at new models of care and ways to deliver them,” says Makinde. “We need technology to help improve the way we communicate, whether that’s healthcare professional to patient, patient to patient, or healthcare professional to healthcare professional.
“There’s a big push now in the NHS around ‘channel shifting’. With a large demand on A&E and GP practices, we’re running out of doctors and we are not going to be producing enough GPs over the next 10 years to be able to support the system.
“So, there’s a huge drive to channel shift to other healthcare professionals, like community-based nurses, pharmacists, etc. What this means is that some of the ongoing monitoring
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Now has never been a better time for digital healthcare innovation, but there are still some challenges which need to be faced, says yinka Makinde, Programme Director at DigitalHealth.London.
yinka Makinde, Programme Director at DigitalHealth.London
Now has never been a better time for digital healthcare innovation,
required for patients with long-term conditions will be conducted in other places – such as patient’s homes – and technology can enable that to happen.”
"However, while the ability for organisations to innovate in today’s digital healthcare space is vital, implementing new ideas can be challenging.
“There are hundreds of ideas, technologies and apps out there,” says Makinde, “but many aren’t addressing the real needs in the system. Part of our role at DigitalHealth.London is to help that process, to scout for or sign post to digital solutions that the health and care system, patients and the public can benefit from.
“We’ve interacted with over 250 companies over the last year. Many have great ideas, some have developed compelling propositions, but few have managed to scale their innovations across the NHS. They also struggle to figure out the best business models, and how they’ll
It’s no surprise that the demand for healthcare is outstripping our ability to supply services, forcing us to look at new models of care and ways to deliver them.
make money or sustain themselves. Access to funding continues to be a challenge not just for the innovators, but also on the healthcare providers’ side. You might have the most engaged clinician who likes your product, but they may struggle to access the support they need to back fill them to get involved in the project and sustain it across the trust, beyond the one ward or department.
“We’re committed to helping overcome some of these hurdles, through raising buyers’ awareness about the digital market and supporting transformation, and through our one-year accelerator programme for suppliers, helping them to scale and find the right opportunities. We do this both directly and by working with our national bodies, such as NICE (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence), Office for Life Sciences, NIHR (National Institute for Health Research) and NHS England.”
Makinde adds: “Digital success relies on people – we need to invest in people in the NHS, not only giving them capability and confidence, but also giving them permission to actually take calculated risks, because inevitably digital innovation is risky. We need to invest in individuals who are desperate to transform the system, because they are the future and the ones who will drive the digital transformation in the NHS."
Private Sector to produce innovative research based Health and Care apps.
Back in January 2016, we were nominated for the Start Up category at the Medilink Awards. At that point, Evolyst had developed from a business idea back in 2012 to a fully operational ehealth software development company at the very heart of innovation, based at Warwick Technology Park.
For the 2016 edition of theMedilink awards, we were nominated for the Supply Chain category for our work on the SlowMo app (developed in collaboration with Kings College London and Royal College of Art); and we aimed to go one better than the previous year.
Coming up against some tough competition, we were honoured to even make the shortlist; but to come out on top and win our
Evolyst works with Healthcare providers, Academia and the
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NHS Scotland, in conjunction with Highlands and Islands Enterprise and Scottish Government, will fund up to £400,000 for innovative technology and digital platforms that improve inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) care.
This is a Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) competition. The aim is to develop technology that will improve the ongoing management of IBD for people living with the disease. For more information please click here.
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category was a testament to just how much we have grown as a company. We came out with a Medilink trophy and the prestigious title of Supply Chain Award winners, as well as being featured in the MedilinkWM awards newsletter.
For more information on our Medilink awards success, visit our ehealth blog on the Evolyst website. Alongside company and project updates, and app/ wearable technology reviews, we often publish guest blogs from experienced figures from the health technology sectors to promote their views and opinions.
If you are interested in featuring on our website as a guest blog writer to promote your work, or if you have a mobile app you wish to develop or wish to collaborate on a research grant, then please contact us.
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... AND THE 2016 MEdILINkwM SUPPLy CHAIN AWARD WINNERS
(WMAHSN) is inviting staff from NHS organisations, academic institutions and the healthcare and life sciences industry from across the region, as well as members of the public, patients and carers, to join them at the Celebration of Innovation Event and Awards 2017, their annualstakeholder event.
Bringing to life the 2016-17 Annual Report and showcasing programmes supported and introduced by the WMAHSN over the past 12 months, this free to attend event at the Hilton Metropole at Birmingham’s NEC on 20 July will inform delegates on the impact that the WMAHSN has made on improving health and wealth.
After the plenary session, there will be an exhibition, offering the opportunity to network with the shortlisted organisations and other healthcare organisations from across the region.
Winners of the 2016 Celebration of Innovation Awards
The West Midlands Academic Health Science Network
Entries are now open for the Celebration of Innovation Awards 2017 from the WMaHSn, closing 5 May 2017 - click here to apply and for more information.
The awards will be presented at a glitzy ceremony at the WMAHSN's Celebration of Innovation Event on 20 July, and reflect the WMAHSN's dual aim of improving health and creating wealth, as well as the organisation's key priorities and themes. There are also special awards for innovative individuals or teams and innovative organisations. The categories are:
• Innovative Organisation Award• Innovator/Innovative Team of the Year Award• Economic Impact Award• Excellence in Wellness and Prevention of Illness• MidTECH Award for Best NHS Invention or Innovation - this has a cash prize to help advance the innovation• Patient Safety Award• Supporting Self Care Innovation Award• Social Enterprise Award• Medicines Optimisation Award• Mental Health Innovation Award• Industry Collaboration Award• Advanced Diagnostics, Genomics and Precision Medicine Award
Following the plenary session and networking, this year’s Celebration of Innovation Awards will be presented at the awards dinner. The awards reflect the WMAHSN's dual aim of improving health and creating wealth, as well as the organisation's key priorities and themes. There are also special awards for innovative individuals or teams and innovative organisations. The closing date for the awards is 5 May.
You may book free places for either the plenary session or the awards dinner, or both, and on site car parking and wifi will be available.
To book your place at this event please click here.
Sponsorship packagesA number of excellent value sponsorship packages, with discounts for those organisations with WMAHSN enhanced membership. To discuss the features and benefits, please contact laura Boddy on 0121 371 8061 or email [email protected].
JOIN WMAHSN'S CELEBRATION OF INNOVATION AWARDS - 20 JULy 2017
This year, 3 prizes will be awarded in different categories:
Biotech Prize (vaccines, drugs, molecules),
Medtech Prize (medical devices and services, diagnosis),
Digitech Prize (health NICTs including e/m-health, platforms and connected objects).
2016 LAUREATES
For this year, the project application platform, Open Innovation Access, is open from February 1st to April 30th, 2017. Project applications filled out via this web platform will be evaluated by the members of our expert jury based on the following criteria:
Scientific quality of the innovation,
Team quality,
Intellectual Property strategy,
Project feasibility,
Probability of market success.
The jury is composed of a panel of international experts coming from both pharmaceutical laboratories and academic institutions:
Christophe CANS – Inserm transfert, Jean DERÉGNAUCOURT – Expert
After the selection step, Universal Biotech accompanied by the jury will present the prize to the three laureates at the Innovation Prize Awards Ceremony on October the 3rd, 2017, during the Innovation Days, which will be held at the Cité Internationale Universitaire in Paris.
The Innovation Prize is a unique opportunity to present your innovative project to potential partners and investors.
For the 9th consecutive year, Universal Biotech, a consulting company specialized in innovation management in the healthcare sector, is launching a call for the Innovation Prize. This international competition awards the most innovative projects coming from young start-ups (<8 years old) or academic research groups.
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UL: Human Factors Engineering
WORKSHOP04 May 2017 (09:30 - 13:00)
Join UL and MedilinkwM as we explore Human Factor Engineering (HFE) and the need to apply HFE to medical technology. With the introduction of the new regulations, this workshop will identify the global regulations, standards and guidelines.
UL is a global independent safety science company with more than a century ofexpertise in standards development, testing and certification. Today, UL offers a comprehensive range of services to help manufacturers gain the compliance credentials they need to launch products successfully in key target markets around the world. UL provides the knowledge and expertise to help manufacturers navigate growing complexities across the supply chain from compliance and regulatory issues to trade challenges and market access.REgISTER HERE
UL: Human Factors Engineering Workshop5 May 2017 I 09:30-13:00 I OX16 0AN
UL is a global independent safety science company with more than a century of expertise in standards development, testing and certi� cation. Join UL & MedilinkWM as we explore Human
Factors Engineering (HFE) and the need to apply HFE to medical technology.
Keynote Speaker: Michael E Wiklund, General Manager of the Human Factors Engineering Practice at UL
Delegate Fee:Member fee: £45
Non-Member Fee: £65
Med-tech innovation Expo 201726-27 April 2017 I 09:00-17:00 I Cv6 6GE
The Med-Tech Innovation Expo is the only one of its kind in the UK dedicated to medical device design and manufacturing. This
specialist, higly focussed event is the place to meet with key decision makers, make new contacts and do business! The 2
day event combines an exhibition, conference, seminars and the Medilink UK business Awards
Delegate Fee:FREE
Impact & Assesment of European Medical Device Regulations
24 May 2017 i 09:00-16:30 i B15 3BE
WMAHSN Celebration of Innovation Event and Awards
20 July 2017 I 14:00-20:00 I B40 1PP
Following on from the success of last year’s awards- which saw more than 80 entries � ood in from across the West Midlands- this year, there will be even more categories, celebrating innovation in healthcare across the region. The day will be split into two halves,
with the awards being presented at a glitzy ceremony in the evening - you can book places for the plenary, awards dinner or both.
Delegate Fee:FREE
The Medical Devices Regulations are due for signi� cant update with areas such as Post Market Surveillance and Economic Operators being major areas of change. The � nal form of the regulations is
now set and due to be voted into European Law.
This course is designed to review critical elements of the new regulations.
Delegate Fee:Members Fee: £140
Non-Members Fee: £190
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